Vocabulary

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to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival

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to herd; to drive; to chase; to corral

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to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have origin in

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ...

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to catch; to stop the blow

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to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to fly (e.g. a flag); to hoist; to raise; to display

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to accept; to receive; to agree

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to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt)

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to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to go on (for, until)

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to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to expedite; to precipitate

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to need; to demand; to take; to require

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to write down; to note down; to jot down; to take a note of

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to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to become worse

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to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with

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to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to gratify

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be depressed; to be in low spirits

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)

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to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

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to be intimate with; to befriend

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to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed

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to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to distend; to bulge

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to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter

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to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back

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to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to bridle

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to pull up; to drag up; to lift up

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to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on

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to decide; to determine

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to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about

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to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of

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to penetrate; to sink in

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to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to begin selling; to market

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to enquire; to inquire; to seek information

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to mix; to combine; to include

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance)

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to overturn; to capsize; to upset

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to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to sustain

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to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.)

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